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West Elk Patriots will be represented by three wrestlers this week at the 3-1A boys state tournament in Salina, as senior Evan Coble, junior Creyo Koop and sophomore Edward Metcalf all punched their tickets to the state tournament.

Lady Tornadoes Claimed 14th Victory Of The Season

Seventeen members of the Eureka Wrestling Club (EWC) claimed hardware at the Iola Tournament. EWC’s Graham Bechtel, Elena McCoy and Brynlee Ashlock all were named champions. Jad Day, Kade Fisher, Carson Eismann, Brandon Cornett, Tate Scott and Cort Decker were named Runners- Up. EWC’s Oaklyn Smith, Tucker Williams, Jackson Hobbs, Xander Turner and Felix Neill placed third and Kaydenn Winn, Keon Jones and Adleigh Ray placed fourth.

The West Elk Patriots hosted CedarVale/Dexter last Friday where the Patriots walked away with both wins.

In what was set to be a marquee Tri-Valley League (TVL) game between two league frontrunners, the Eureka Lady Tornadoes defeated the Cherryvale Chargers 73-65 on the road on Thursday, Feb. 15. Junior Laynie Winfrey put on quite the show with a double-double performance and a layup that sent the two teams into overtime so Eureka could secure another league victory and their seventh consecutive league title.

Tornado freshman Mason Hughes claimed a fourth place finish at the Eureka 3-1A Regional Wrestling tournament last Saturday and punched his first ticket to the state tournament this Thursday-Saturday, in Salina.

Against Cherryvale, the Tornadoes ended each half blistering hot from the field and the charity stripe, effectively ending any chance Cherryvale had to pull out the win. The Chargers started hitting shots in the second half themselves, but the Tornadoes kept them at arm’s length with strong rebounding and good defense. Eureka’s leading scorer was Jace Nixon with 22 points. Laken Valentine had 15, Lyle Perrier had 12, Cole Adkins had 11 and Cole Ptacek added 3. Adkins and Perrier led the Tornadoes in rebounding with 11 and 9 respectively.

A total of 18 Elk County Wrestling (ECW) club members claimed hardware at the Fredonia Open/Novice/Girls tournament on Sunday, Feb. 18.

The Eureka Lady Tornadoes traveled for another TVL matchup on Friday, Feb. 9, pounding the Lions of Bluestem, 63-34.